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TWO CENTS.
PEACE
RATIFIED AT LAST
Vote Was SI to 27 One More
Than Two-Tlitrd Majority.
time produced a crisis which made the
ratification (if the .treaty necessary ll.e
considered it a patriotic duty to vote
for the treaty, and consequently cast
Ills vole in the affirmative.
EFFECT OF THE GREAT BATTLE
Many Timid Statesmen Who Had Been Undecided Nerved
to Duty by the Results of Their Delay Senators
Hale and Hoar Vote Against the Treaty Efforts at
Obstruction Brushed Aside Eloquent Appeals Made by
the Patriotic Members The McEnery Resolutions.
vrnMilneton, Feb. (!. The treaty of
licnce negotiated between the commis
sioners of the V nlted Stales and Spain
tit Paris wan today ratllled by the
I nited States senate, the vote being
Pi ayes to 117 najv, or one Vote more
Hum the two-thirds majority necessary
t" secure senatorial eoneurrrence In
(i treaty document.
The vote was taken In executive ses-i-Kin
and until the Injunction of so
"Viy was raised the result was sup
port. -il ti be private; but the vlce-pres-i
lent h.ul no more than announced the
figures before senators rushed out of
tiy door lending from the senate
irunbi-r, declaring that the treaty had
been rati tied. .Some made the mistake
of staling that there were three votes
t spare. There was In fact, only one
iiii'ii' Mite than was necessary.
X" 'it.' has been taken In the sen
nt si. iic that on the repeal of the
Pin iiiislng clause of the Sherman law
that lias been followed with so close
nttintiim as the vote of today.
The anxiety was due to the magnitude
of the question at Issue and to the
iiiiicrtalnty which attended the matter
i p to the last moment. Only the elect
f w kn.'W how Senator MeKnery, of
l.oulsiann, and Jones, of Nevada, would
ite half an hour before their votes
v en east and not even these knew
when the bells rang for the executive
session at a quarter past two o'clock.
Many of the vnrft throng which was
tuui-d from the galleries after the
duns were closed in response to Sen
wi. Davis' motion, lingered In the
i-iridors, all waiting eagerly for the
llrnt news from Inside. It was gener
ill understood that the first forty
live minutes were t be given to speech
naklng, but the crowd apparently was
prepared for thlrf delay.
THE INTEREST INTENSE.
Within the chamber the Interest was
even more Intense. Very few senators
'eft the chamber, except those engaged
In the eioak room in trying on the
one side tn gain votes for the treaty
and on the other to prevent a break
in the ranks. Senator Aldrieh, Lodge
and Elklns, who have given their espe-
lal intention to securing the necessary
oU-s- to Insure ratification were doubt-
ul of the result when the secret ses
sion began, while Senators Gorman
and Jones, the leaders of the oppos
ltln considered their forces intact.
Half an hour afterwards it wha whis
pered about 'that Senator MeKnery
had been won over on condition that
us declaratory lesututlon should be
adopted subsequent to the ratification
resolution. When this news was con
firmed it was known that the ratifica
tion was assured. for Senator McLtiurln
bad already announced his Intention to
)te for the treaty in view of the con
dition of affair at Manila. Senator
Jones went over at the last moment,
making the one vote more than was
necessary. There was no applause
when the result was announced, but
man, senators heaved a sigh of relit-'
and rushed from the chamber to
gle the news to the waiting world.
In advance of the voting, speeches
were made by Senators Tlos, Money
and Fairbanks. Senator Stewart, who
had just arrived from his successful
campaign In Nevada, for re-election,
announced Infovmnlly during this per
iod oi the seKslon that during his en-
11 e trip across the continent he had
not encounteied one man who was op
posed to the ratification of the treaty.
Senator Hos read it brief written
speech announcing his intention to sup
port the trenjy as in the Interest of
peace. Ho entered hoinewh.it Into the
legal questions involved saying that he
saw no obstacle In ihe way of ratltica
'lon from th.it Hiiuier. Senator Money
reiterated his opposition to the treaty
rtid made a lam pleu lor a modification
! thr agreement. He asserted that If
the friends of the treaty had agreed to
i modifying resolution the vote could
J ,nve been secured much sooner and
i-s It would have can led assurances If
1 nclllc Intentions on the part of this
jiverninMnt It would havu prevented
th i hostile conlllet at Manila.
)PPOSITIO. CAUSED HLOODSHED
Senator Tllor here Interrupted the
Mhshwlppl senator and thorn was quite
ii n exchange of words. Mr. Taller an
nounced Ills belief that the oposltlon
to Hie treaty was responsible for tits
Manila battle and Mr. Money declared
this view to be absurd.
Mr. Fairbanks spoke nt some length,
his speech bjlng the i'rst he had made
since the debate began. lie made an
appeal for unanimity of action in or
der thnt the country might present n
harmonious front to the outside world
in dealing with so Important a ques
tion. Referring to the legislation In
the early stages of the war and In
stancing the placing of $.",0,000,000 as an
emergency fund at the disposal of the
president, he said It would he a matter
of deep l egret If the same unanimity,
harmony and absence of partl-xinshln
could not be made manifest at the
close of the war and in the preparation
of the treaty of peace. Elaborating
this view ho said no partisan political
advantage could possibly be claimed
by any one In the ratification and held
THK VOTK IN DETAIL.
With Mr. Jones' vote added the roll
call stood as follows:
YEAS.
Aldrieh, Lodge,
Allen. McUrldo.
Allison, McEnery,
Hakcr. McLuurltt,
Hurrows, McMillan,
Ilutler, Mantle,
Carter, Mason,
Chandler, Morgan,
Clark, Nelson,
Cluv, Penrose,
Culioni, Perkins.
Davis. Petliis,
Deline. Piatt IConu.l.
Elklns. Piatt f.V. V.).
Fairbanks. Prllchurd,
Faulkner, Quay,
Foraker. llcss,
Frye. Sewen,
Oullliiger, Slioiip.
Clear. Simon.
Oil ay. .Spooner.
llnnim. Stewart,
Hnnsliioimli. Stilllvan.
Harris. Toller,
liawh-y. Thurston,
.loneil (.Ncv.l. Wat roil,
Keniiey. Wellington.
Kyle. WolPolt 37.
Lindsay,
NAYS.
Haeon. -Mills.
Hales. .Mitchell,
Hero . .tr.ney.
t'uffeo, Murphy.
Chilton. Pasco,
Cockerel), Tettlgtew,
Daniel, Uuwlllis,
O.ormaii. Ttcach,
Hale. Smith
Heltfelcl, Tillman.
Hear. Turley.
Iiiks (Ark.): Turner.
Military, Vet-S7.
Martin,
Absent anil paired Messrs. Cannon anu
Wilson for, with White ngalnt. iml
Messrs. Proctor and Wetmore for, with
Mr. Turjile acalnnt.
On motion if Senator Davis It was
then ordered that the aye and no vote
be made public and soon afterwards
the doors were opened and the sen
ate proceeded with legislative business
attempting to pass the MeKnery dec
laratory resolution as per the promise
to that senator. News of the ratifica
tion of the treaty reached the White
house almost Immediately after the an
nouncement of the vote. Postmaster
General Emory Smith was with the
president at the time and was the llrst
to congratulate him. Naturally the
out the view that solid suppott of the j president was gratified at the vote and
administration would be of vast ad- so expressed himself. Secretary Gage
vantage tn the administration in the i came In soon afterwards and was fol
present crisis. I lowed immediately by Secretary Alger
In this connection he referred to the and Secretary Hay. Within forty mill
opening of hostilities at .Manila and I utcs after its ratification General Cox,
expressed the view that the ratification I the secretary of the senate, appeared
of the teaty would do much to prevent I with the treaty Itself, which he
further bloodshed and restore quiet. j promptly delivered Into the president's
With the treaty unratified the country I hands and then retired. The cabinet
would be In an anomalous position i members as they left the white house
WAS BOODLE USED
DOWN AT LEBANON
INTIMATION OF CROOKEDNESS
AMONG THE ANTI'S.
It Is AHogod That Lebanon County
Is Richor by $30,000 Since the
Fight Began Queer Methods of
Purifying Politics-It Is Possible
That Disastrous RobuUs May
Follow.
Special to the Scruuton Tribune.
Harrlsliurg, Feb. C The untl-Quay
victory In Lebanon county, according
to the best information obtainable, was
brought about entirely by the gener
ous distribution or cash. Lieutenant
Governor Clobin, who supported Dr.
Gerberich to succeed him In the state
senate, was confident of that gentle
man's success, and tin only consolation
he sets out of the contest lies in the
fact that Lebanon county Is MO.OOO
richer than it was when the tlcht be
gan. This amount, It Is said, was
brought into the county by the nntl
Quay element now engaged tn the work
of purifying polities. Outside of the
rnniniorclal feature Involved, the noml
nation of Dr. Weiss was not accom
plished in a manner calculated to bring
nti united party to his support nt the
polls. For Instance, several state sen
ntois who are figuring In the senatorial
contests as bolters of the most brazen
and Inconsistent kind, went to Leb
anon to nreach the anti-Quay cause.
Therefore, It Is argued that If it lie
right In a political sense for them to
trample on the principles and customs
of their party, they can llnd no fault
if the Quay people resort to the mmc
methods In Lebanon and nld In the
election of a Democrat. While the
regular Republicans may be too manly
to engage In tills sort of business, the
whole thing simply goes to show the
Republican disruption that Is sure to
follow if the Republican voters encour
age the selfish bolters whose present
slogan is "anything to down Quay."
J. P. D.
AOONCILLO IS BUSY.
Not So Norvous, However, as When
on American Soil.
Montreal, Feb. 6. Agoiiclllo has had
an extremely busy day of It. News
paper men nnd people drawn by cur
iosity have thronged his room all day
long and the Filipino envoys hnvc been
kept busy answering questions ever
since he finished his breakfast this
morning.
The Interviews In the evening papcra
amused him greatly. "They have come
hero and asked me all sorts of ques
tions," he said tonight, "and they have
gone away and printed what they liked
or what they thought I should have
said."
Agonclllo was shown the Associated
Press dispatches concerning the ratifi
cation of the peace treaty. Ho read
them with interest. The final vote in
terested him in particular.
"That Is no very big majority. Is it?"
he said, but when pressed to express
an opinion on the senate's action he
declined. "I cannot ray anything just
now. 1 am not yet aware of the cir
cumstances. 1 really cannot say any
thing about the matter until t have
had an opportunity to fully consider
tho situation. Neither can I day any
thing about my future movements.
They are entirely dependent upon cir
cumstances." Then Agonelllo began asking ques
tions about the Canadian constitution.
Ho asked a good many of a similar na
ture today. He Inquired of nil his vis
itors ap to whether they prefer to have
Canada a colony or not. "You havo
not got freedom," he declared, "and
you don't want it. You are not like
us."
The Filipino envoy apparently does
not recognize the action of the senate
today as a negative reply to his mis
sion. He has not yet received the new3
he professed to have come to Canuda
to get, but hopes to soon.
AWFUL SLAUGHTER
OF THE FILIPINOS
Admiral Dewey's Gunners Do Ef
fective Work During the Pro
gress of the Battle.
DETAILS OF THE GREAT STRUGGLE
while with it favorably disposed of, the
arms of the government would be
strengthened by the assurance to the
world that the two branches of the
treaty making power of the country
were united In policy and purpose. "Let J
us," he said, "ratify the treaty and
then settle our differences 'concerning
the question of expansion afterwards.
Those questions can wait, but the
emergency Is too great for any post
ponement whatever on the ratification
of the treaty."
Mr. Fairbanks also announced him
self ay satisfied that the United States
had a. perfect right from a legal and
constitutional point of view.
When Senator Fairbanks concluded,
he was congratulated by some of his
opponents for the treaty for the con
ciliatory character of his remarks.
THK HOFIt FOR VOTK.
'Promptly at 3 o'clock, the vice-president
Interrupted Senator Money, who
was then sneaking, to announce that
the hour hud arrived for a vote. Hut
one amendment was offered, that pre
pared by Senator Vest placing tho
Philippines on the same footing as
Cuba In the treaty. In tho temporary
absence of Mr. Vest It was presented
by Mr. Gorman.
The voting on this amendment pro
ceeded quietly, and, as all the senators
were present, it was soon disposed of.
Tho votes of senators were closelv
scanned for pointers on the approach
ing vote on the treaty itself. The only
vote considered as at all nlgnlflcant of
a change favorable to the treaty was
that of Mr. MeKnery, who voted
against the amendment. Senators
Jones, of Nevada; McLaurin and Ken
ney voted for it.
The vote was announced and pages
were sent scurrying through the cor
ridors in uunounce to the few senators
wiio were not in their seats that tho
culminating event had arrived. The
call proceeded quietly until the name
of Senator McLaurin was announced.
He created the first stir by a speech in
explanation of his vote for the treaty.
This was the Initial bteak in the ranks
of the opposition. Mr. McLaurin made
a brief statement in explanation of his
change of position, giving the open hos
tilities in Manila as the reason for It.
He for one was not willing to em
were JUMinnt over me ruuiicuuuu ji
the treaty and spoke of It as a great
triumph.
NO SIGNIFICANT BREAK
AT HARRISBURG
WRANGLE OVER
M'CARRELL BILL
Many of the Natives Displayed Remarkable Courage tot Were
Helpless Against the Trained Troops Under General Otis.
Scenes at Manila When the Fighting Began The City
Wildly Excited American Soldiers Called from Places
of Amnsement Inhabitants Outside the Walled City
Hnrry to the Place of Refoge with Their Valuables No
Pennsylvania Soldiers Killed but Several Members of the
Tenth Are Wounded The Solace Leaves Norfolk with a
Supply of Ammunition.
M'ENERY RESOLUTION.
An Effort Is Made to Adopt It Mr.
Gray's Sentiment.
Washington, Feb. 6. This was a day
of excitement and severe strain In the
senate. The fact that the treaty was
to be voted upon and that the result
was hanging in the balance served to
keep senators on both sides of the
chamber at high tension. When the
senate convened at noon more members
were present than had been In attend
ance at any cession of the senate
since It assembled In December.
Mr. Allen (Pop., Keo.) addressed the
senate in the morning hour In favor
of the ratification of the treaty, but
In opposition to expansion.
Mr. Gorman (Dem,, Md) followed
with a notable speech. His attack up
on the treaty was one of tho most se
vere during the debate.
After the ratification of the treaty
the Benate, in open session, look up a
joint resolution offered by Mr. MeKn
ery (Dem., La) declaring a policy for
the Philippines nnd and eftort was
made to adopt It, but the debate oc
cupied so much time that the resolu
tion went over until tomorrow.
When Mr. Vest Inquired if tho Mc
Enery resolution did not exclude the
Idea that all governments derive their
just powers from the consent f the
governed and the further Idea that the
people of the Philippines should have
self-government, Mr. Gray, one of the
peace commissioners, said:
"People of the kind In the Philip
pines have no right to demand any
more explicit promise than Is contained
In the MeKnery resolution. 1 urn not
In favor of going on knees to those
people. I am not In favor of going
with additional promises to people who
are shooting down our soldiers who
lifted them from the thraldom of Spain
and carried to them messages of free
dom. i do not propose to surrender to
those whose guns are pointed at Gen
eral Otis and who have killed our men
on land and shin. Let us wait yet a
barrass this government at no critical 1 little while until we know what may
n time. ,lf after the ratification the
administration should fnli to pursue
tho proper course towards the islands,
Senator Quay's Managers Are Con
fident of Victory An Off Day in
tho Contest.
Special to the Scranton Tribune.
Hnrrlsburg, Pa.. Feb. C No signifi
cant break In the senatorial lines is
anticipated this week. It may happjn
that two or three Philadelnlilans who
have been voting for Quay will fur
nish evidence of their insincerity by
shifting positions, but no stampede
will be the result of their change. Sen
ator Quay's son, nichard, arrived here
tonight. He do en not expect his father
at Harrlsburg this week. This would
Indicate that the senator is not alarm
ed at the present status of the slu'i
lon. Chairman Kikln and Frank Will
ing Leach, who are conducting the sen
ator's fight, reassert their confidence
and reiterate their declaration that
Senator Quay's election Is certain.
J. P. o.
MR. TIMLIN INDIGNANT.
Objection Is Made to tho Ruling
of Speaker Farr Bill to Rolieve
Williams' District.
Hnrrlsburg, Feb. 6. The McCarrell
jury bill was the subject of a spirited
debate at the evening session of the
house. The measure was on the cal
endar for first reading and by a mo
tion to recommit the opposition forced
a postponement of its consideration.
The bill may be taken up tomorrow on
first reading, If the regular orders for
the day shall be finished In time. In
all probability filibustering will pre
vent It from being reached until Fri
day, unless un earlier time (.hall be
recommended by tho rules committee
and approved by the house.
After the introduction of several new
bills Mr. Dllss, of Delaware, moved
to refer the McCarrell bill back to
committee. Mr. Voorliees, of Philadel
phia, raised the p.ilnt of order that the
bill was not in possession of the house
and that tho motion was out of order
until after it had been read the first
time. Speaker Farr ruled that the
point of order was well taken and that
the motion was out of order. Mr. Bliss
promptly appealed from the speaker's
decision and was. directed to put his
appeal In writing. After doing so, he
argued that tho speaker's ruling was
j unpatllamentary and that if it 'was
sustained it would establish a preced
ent for years to come. The speaker
replied that the bill had not yet been
read and that It was therefore not reg
ularly before the house.
Mr. Voorhees contended that the con
sideration of the bill by commmlttee
Is not consideration by the house, and
that If Mr. Bliss' motion was sustained
all bills could be cent back to commit
tee, and as they would never get be
fore the house, all legislation would
be stopped. Mr. Stewart, of Philadel
phia, stated that in ten years' exper
ience in the house he had more than
Not to Be Bluffed by Senator Flinn
or Any Other Anti-Quay Member
Special to tho Scranton Tribune.
Harrlsburg. Pa., Feb. 6. Kepresen-
tatlve P. K. Timlin, of Lackawanna, Is j once had bills returned to committee
out In n. hot statement tonight In an- before they were printed.
tin fault would be that of the govern
ment and not his, and he would not be
justified in committing an unwise act
by any apprehension that the admin
istration would not do all that It shoti'.I
do. He also referred to the agreement
to pass the MeKnery resolution as a
pledge against expansion. In view of
tills promise, nnd In the hope that rati
fication would lessen bloodshed In tho
Philippines, he would theiefore, he
said, cast his vote In the affirmative.
He had hardly concluded when Sena
tor MeKnery approached him with a
word of congratulation, saying that lie
hid decided upon tho same court e. The
Louisiana senator made no speech of
explanation to the Hi'Wite, publicly an
nouncing himself only by means of his
vote.
Mr. Jones, or Nevada, did not vote
in the first roll call, but came in from
tile cloak room UTiore the vote wan
announced, and, by unanimous consent,
made a brief and feeling speech. He
said that he was against expansion,
und If ho thought the ratification of
tho treaty meant expansion he would
not vote for It, us ho considered a pol
icy of expansion would prove tho ruin
of tho country. The events In Manila
during the pact two or three days, In
his judgment, wore likely to do more
to discourage expansion than anything
that had happened, but had at the same
develop.'
VIEW OF THE TIMES.
swer to Senator Fllnn's declaration
that if any Democrat voted for Quay
he would be thrown out of tho win
dow. Mr. Timlin says that "Senator
Flinn or anyone else who would lay
hands on me in attempting to Interfere
with my right to cast my vote for any
candidate for senator would do so at
his peril."
After showing up Fllnn's bombastic
methods, Mr. Timlin concludes: "Should
It at any time be thought desirable In
tho wisdom of the Democratic party,
with Jenks' election Impossible, to
choose between two Tic-publican, I
have no hesitation In declaring pub
llely that uny candidate presented by
men of the type of Mr, Flinn, and those
who have been maligning and traduc
ing the Democratic members of this
This bill
was printed and is on the calendar and
the speaker well knows, Mr. Stewart
said, that If it had paesed first read
ing it could not be recommitted within
a week.
Messrs. Woodruff and Fow, of Phil
adelphia, argued against the speaker's
ruling. The debate was suspended at
tills stage and the constables' fee bill
was taken up for second reading on a
special order. Mr. Kreps, of Franklin,
offered an amendment and a call of
the roll showed no quorum present.
Mr. Moore, of Ilutler, promptly moved
to adjourn and the motion carried.
Mr. Itobb, of Allegheny, presented a
bill appropriating JUG to William Dis
trict, a cook in Company C, Fourteenth
regiment, N. G. P., on account of In
juries received while on duty at Camp
Hastings last April.
MR. BRYAN NOT SURPRISED.
legislature, would never receive my The Roal Fight to Bo Madn Aftor tho
vote. I know I voice the sentiments
of many of my Democratic colleagues.
J. P. D.
Satisfaction in London, at tho Ratill
cation of the Peaco Treaty.
London, Fb. ".--The Times, in an
editorial expression, of Its satisfaction
at the ratification of the peace treaty
by the United States says:
"Wo presume the Americans will be
in no hurry to establish their govern
ment In every corner of tho Islands.
They will more likely be (-anient to
nvike themselves secure at important
points and to leave- tho rest to time.
The Filipino will tiro of knocking
their heads against a brick wall, and
by degrees they will discover that life
In quite tolerable under American ad
ministration.
Friends of tho Tenth Auxious.
Pltt-ibuig, Feb. 6. The news of thn bat.
Ho in Mnrda caused much anxiety
throughout WaihlugiMi, Fayetto and
Westmoreland counties, whore the Tenth
rt'Kluu-iit was ricrulud. Hi-i-clpt ol the
list of kllleu i. nil wounded liruughi relief
in us much k.i none of the boys of tho
Tenth urn lepoited icrloiwly hurt. All
on tho list are well known uvcept Joseph
Sheldon, of Company II, said ui be from
Washington. As no Htie'don H on the
company roster, the wounded man Is sup
posed to bo Sergeant Joseph Shldler, son
of a well known retldimt of Wuihlnutoa.
An Off Day.
I5y AsFodated lVctJ.
Hnrrlsburg, Feb. G. This wo an
other off day In the senatorial contest.
Less than two score of tho legislators
were present at the joint assembly and
not all of these voted. There were 171
members of the two houses paired and
suveral others were absent with pairs.
There was no quorum at the joint as
sembly, although under tho provisions
of the constitution It was necessary in
take a bullut. Of the tweny-three voti s
ciist Senator Quay received 19; Jenlts,
3. and Judge John Stewart. 1. The
session of the convention was very
short Lieutenant Governor dobl-i
presided and the unusual order of veri
fying the roll was dispensed with. The
senate and house met Just before the
joint assembly for the purpose of ar
ranging for the ballot. General Gobln
presided In tho cennto and Mr. Voor
hees, of Philadelphia, in the house.
Joo Gans Won.
Huffalo, N. V.. Fe'i. 8. Joe Ounn, of
Baltimore, won from Hilly Krnst, of -Io.
bokon, In tho tenth round on u foul at
the Olympic Athletic club here lonlgll.
The light was scheduled for 20 round.
Uuns outboxed and outfought ymt It
every louiid and was upplamtud con
tinually for Ills clever v.-oik
Treaty Has Been Passed
Lincoln. Neb.. Feb. 6. William J.
Hrj'an expressed no surprise over the
ratification of the peace treaty and
commented brlclly on the matter.
When Ihe Associated Press corres
pondent asked him If the ratification
of the treaty would end tho fight
against the annexation of the Philip
pines, he said:
"Not by any means. While many
have thought that the fight should be
made against the treaty. I have felt
that the real light Is to be mndo for a
resolution declailng the national policy.
The opposition to tho treaty has
served a useful purpose and ttie op
ponents of tliR ratification made a gal
lant light, but tlu-ro was never any
chance of defeating ratification. Now
that the treaty Is out of the way, It
can be treated as a domestic question
und the line can be drawn between
those who bellevo In forcible annexa
tion and those who believe that the
Filipinos should be allowed to govern
themselves. I have nol lost faith In
tho doctrine of self-government and
believe that the people will repudiate
the Imperialistic policy."
Manila, Fob. 6. Careful estimates
placo tho Filipino losses up to dato
at 2,000 dead; 3500 wounded and
5,000 taken prisoners.
Washington, Feb. 6. The Important
news in Washington today was the
ratification of the peace treaty and the
receipt of lists of casualties from Gen-
eral Otis.
Prompted by General Otis' promise
of layt night to send the list of casual
ties at the earliest possible moment,
the friends of the soldiers at Manila
besieged the war department today by
telegram and word of mouth for Infor
mation from the scene of battle In the
Philllplnes. The list was long In com
ing, a fact explained by the cutting of
the telegraph wires along the Ameri
can front, which prevented early re
ports from the division commanders.
In tho meantime came a short cable
gram from Admiral Dewey that caused
rome temporary commotion by creat
ing the impression thnt hostilities had
been renewed by the Insurgents. Tip
to the close of ollice hours, however,
nothing had come from General Ot'.s
to confirm this Inference and such
cablegrams as did come from him
touched upon other matters entirely, so
it was assumed that there was no foun
dation In fact for tho apprehension.
When General Otis' casualty list be
gan to come over the cnbles they were
somewhat confusing, probably due to
the fact that thero were nineteen dif
ferent lines between Manila and Wash
ington. Tho Immediate effect was to
cause some errors to bo made In the
reported list of killed. After great dif
ficulty the officials of the war depart
ment arranced the previous lists Into
a single list, which Is believed to be
substantially accurate. None of the
Pennsylvania volunteers were killed.
The wounded were as follows:
First lirlgade, First Division, Tenth
Pennsylvania Major B. Brlerer, flesh
wound, arm; slight.
Lieutenant Albert J. Uuttermore, llesh
wound, sllchl: Comnany H.
Sergeant Joseph Sheldon, sllsht flesh
wound, thigh; Company H.
Private Hiram Conger, abdomen pene
trated, serious. Company D.
Private Kdward Caldwell, lung pe.ie
trated, serious; Company C.
Private Debaldt, flesh wound, back,
slight.
CHANGE IN CONDITIONS.
As to the change in conditions
wrought by tho ratification of the
treaty today there is a variance of
views and Adjutant General Corbin
and Second Assistant Secretary Adee,
of the state department, were giving
the matter attention today with the
Idea of being able to send full Instruc
tions for his future guidance to Gen
eral Otis Immediately. The extreme
view on one side is that until the Spun-
lsh go eminent ratifies the treaty it
is not of legal effect. According to
that view, therefore, the United States
government Is estopped from proceed
ing beyond their lines at Manila for
the time. J1y tho other extreme view,
THE NEWS THIS 3I0RNINU
Weather Indication! Today;
Snow.
t Dreyfus to Return.
Paris, Fob. ti. A dispatch to the Patllo
from Cayenne, capital of French Guiana,
says that orders havo been received thoio
for tho return of DuyfUH to Franco with
tho statement that a vessel had been
sent to bilng him
L iJci'i-ru Tho Senate Itutltlts the Peace
Tieuty.
Details of tho Manila Haltle.
Intimation That Hoodie Was Csid In
tho Lebanon Primaries.
i General The Manila Huttle (Con
eluded). Financial and Commcuial.
: Locnl-Cutoncr's Jury Verdict In tlu
Heel CiiK'.
Hpghmlng of Suer.d Week of Crlntln il
Court.
I Kdltorial.
News and Comment.
5 Local Councils Auditing Coininiuee
Think the Light Meters Work Our.
lime.
Work Ititunud at i'iltbtoii No. i
Shaft.
Col. Courscn's Letter to Mr. Vandllng.
i Load West Scranlon nnd Subuibnn.
I News Hound About Scranton.
8 General Tho Thirteenth Will Uomu
Hume as a neiclmeitt.
Duiimoro Doings,
the United States government Is free,
to do Just as It pleases In the entire
group of Islands and will therefore
proceed at once to complete the mili
tary occupancy of the Islands. Per
haps there is justification for this last
view In the fact that the Filipinos were
Spanish subjects nominally when they
broke the terms of the protocol and
thereby released tho United States
from Its observance. The medium
view, and that which Is likely to bo
followed, is that General Otis Is justi
fied in doing anything that Is necessary
to protect his army and all American
and foreign Interests In Manila even
though this obliged him to assume tho
offensive and to go outside of the old
lines in pursuit of tho insurgents whi
may be seeking to reorganize and re
coup from their late defeat with an in
tention of attacking again or even,
threatening the Americans.
THF SOLACK LKAVKS NORFOLK.
The Solace started from Norfolk at
3 o'clock this afternoon with a supply
of ammunition and' other needed
stores for Dewey's licet via tho Suez
canal, but It Is not the intention to
send further naval reinforcements.
It was learned upon Inquiry at tho
war department that all the American
troopi at Manila have an abundant
supply of smokeless powder. The reg
ulars have the Krag-Jorgensen rllltJ
and nbout 5,000 of the same weapon
nre in the hands of the volunteers. It
Is no secret now that the authorltiea
here were preparing to arrest Agon
elllo Just as he lied, but probably they
are not sorry that he got off safely and
thus relieved them from the perform
ance of a disagreeable task. The con
duct of the remaining members of the
Filipino junta Is still under closo watch
and while the treatment to be accord
ed them has not been determined, it
Is recognized that they are in a. pre
carious position legally and can secure
immunity only by the exercise of tho
greatest discretion.
Much speculation was caused by the
receipt at the navy department of tho
following cablegram:
Manila. Feb. C.
Secretary Nny, Washington:
Insurgents have attacked Manila, Th
Boston lea. en today for Hollo to rellcvi.
the Baltimore which will icturn to Ma
nila. Two men wounded yesterday m
board Moiiadnock, one seriously.
(Signed) Dewey.
The llrst conclusion reached was that
another battle was on and that tho
insurgents were not confining their at
tacks to the American lines, but were
directing them at the city of Manila,
Itself. Hut upon consideration the ofll
clals reached the conclusion that they
were mistaken In this and that by sonio
of those mishaps that frequently oc
cur, this was simply a delayed dispatch
from Dewey. General Corbin pointed
out In support of this Idea that tho
postscript to General Otis' dispatch lass
night describing the battle of Sat
urday night and Sunday morning, or
more than four hours In advance of
the stoiy of the battle, which should
have preceded it. Then. too. General
Otis' last message was of such a v
assurlng nature and spoke so deci
sively of the driving off of the Inmu
gents, that It was believed scarcely
piobable that they could have renewed
the attack upon the American foues
so soon after their defeat.
NAVAL OPINION.
The navul opinion was the reverse,
of this. Naval officers felt sure that
Dewey's dispatch had not been Invert
ed and that there had been more fight.
Of the outcome they had little doubt,
pointing out that Dewey's guiiR com
manded tho entire city and the ap
proaches beyond affording a most satis
factory backing for General Otis' opr
atlous. As between ihuxe arylng views them
must be taken Into consideration n.o
opinion of the Filipinos attuched to tho
Junta hero to the effect that the at
tack of Saturday night was preolplUt-
Cuntliiufti un Pago 2.
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WEATHER FORECAST.
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f Washington, Feb. fi. Forecast for --
f Timidity: For i astern I'cnusylva-
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